Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-26
DRILLING FOR PRIZES.
THE MILITARY TOURNAMENT.
Artillery and Infantry Contests.
THE RIFLE MATCH AT THE ARSENAL.
Scenes at Camp Washington-The Rain
and the Finances-COmpanies Return.
ing Reconsideration of Camp Life,
&c.

| When the soldier boys at Camp George Wash
1ngton turned out to answer the rOll-call this
morning tney were delighted to find warm,
prght sun and an absolutely coudless sky to greet
them. But far more cheering to them was the re-
1resh1ng breeze which rustled through the trees
and made the flags On their STATS wave proudly
above the tents. Before 9 O'Clock the sun had
destroyed nearly all evidences Of the rainfall
| last evening, and things about the camp resumed
their normal aspect. Preparations were early
begun for the competitive drills, the COM
panles who were to compete spending the
morning hours in cleaning their uniforms and
arms. On all sides there hustle and activity,
the pretty girls" began to come in; the peanut
vendors, and ''ice cold lemonade" men on the
outskirts OF the camp wheeled their stocks OF eat
aDles and drinkables into position and displayed
them to the already thirsty crowds; and wagons
loaded down with food for the ever hungry soldiers
jolted over the roads into camp Everything gave
fair promise that the fourth day OF the National
concerned.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The following orders have been issued:
GENERAL ORDERS, No. II.
Commands desiring to offer escort to the Grand
Army OF the Republic on Decoration day, Monday,
May 80, Will notify these headquarters before II
N. tomorrow.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 13
The different commands now in camp having
been organized into provisional battaliOnS, all
| commanding officers II companies will make their
morning reports to the commander OF their bat
| taon, and battalion commanders will furnish
consolidated morning reports OF their battalions to
these headquarters by O'Clock each morning;
company commander, making their reports to bat
TALON commanders us heretofore ordered, at 8
O'Clock a. LII.
THE INDIVIDUAL DRILL.
The Individual drill, which will begin this after
noOn Will be one OF the interesting events OF the
week. Nearly every competing organization In
camp has entered a man or two for this drill. The
men will be formed in one squad and put through
a rigid drill and ''drlled down." That Is errors
are marked against the men they will be dropped
out from the line, and the last man left win take
the prize. The drill is conducted something on
the principle of a spelling match.
WHY THRY LEFT.
The Richmond Greys, who left the camp OF the
Virginia brigade for home to-day, did so according
to an understanding their captain had with Gen.
Anderson when he brought his company here The
company IS made up largely Of wOrklngmen who
could not afford to remain away from their work
for week, and il was understood that they should
| return home after they had drilled
1t was reported to-day that the VickSburg South
ronS had left the camp but that company still
in camp. Membersc or the organization stated that
| they Gid not intend to leave unless it was made
unpleasant for them.
vIRGISIANs WE'LL PLEASED.
group Of officers whom STAR reporter met
to-day at the headquarters Of Gen. Anderson, OF
| the Virginia brigade, expressed themselves as
much pleased with the camp and its manage
| Inent and the treatment they had received. One
| OF them remarked that on the color line question
| they had no complaint to make. There were, he
Safd two coOred companies in their brigade.
.Ihese troops, he said, ''are recognized by the
! law, and as such we respect them. We respect
their uniforms There is ne more social equality
now between US than there forty years ago.
| There is a thing, too, l have remarked while IN
camp, and that is that the cOOred soldiers are
more respectful TO the officers OF other commands
than the soldiers OF many OF the white cO,npan-
les" To the sentiments spoken by this gentle
man all the officers present gave assent.
CAMP RECREATIONS.
When the soldier boys returned to Camp George
Washington after their long and tedious parade
yesterday afternoon they took things easy. The
heavy and uncomfortable full dress uniform coats
were replaced by fatigue uniforms, and some were
satisfied 10 go in their shirt sleeves. Many could
be seen sitting In groups under the beautiful
shade trees reading the papers or letters. eS-
cOrttng ladies' about camp, and Others stretched
out at full length on the grass enjoying fragrant
pipe, or endeavOrlng to obtain little rest by a
| comfortable snooze. The latter was difficult to
accomplish and none tried 1t for any length OF
! time, for there was too much going On. Hundreds
| OF visitors were wandering through camp, and
| there continual babel OF voices. Some of
the boys, ready for fun, got hold OF big piece OF